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Ben-Ghiat cont:
"That means that random individuals, whose credentials seem to lie mainly in their loyalty to Musk, now have enormous power over America’s purse strings and access to a treasure trove of sensitive personal data. They locked out the federal employees to prevent any obstructions to this access.
This is what militaries do during coups: you capture the major targets, with government buildings high on the list, and you take over communications and other systems."